OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY G,kNERAL OF TEXAS 

AUSTIN 

rrreQtl~1 to l wcoeseIa vier o? tin 

we have recotmldered thle 

authorltler, ve ue llrallaed 

heu lnthat oplnloa. uhf& 

l 6eSlned musemeat to be l 

4ct that the player reoelver amremeat 

la thl.8 btate, Judge Chrlrthtk mid: 

*I- machlaa la qtmrtloa la 001 VlllCh l lraya gltar la exchange for a alcbl 8 w-8 of 

Wats, ti, la l ddltloa to the 8lat8, l auf&r 

125 
126 

goaorebl8 Fred V. krldlth, pap 2 

of 'rlogr, a l8 vu7lry: Uauatr troa two to treaty, with vhloh l -80 M J b e pla7ed, ther e b e1 

aa l lemat of s&mace Im the mmber o*XSiZ+ 

talaed for a ololul. 18 tbr rl t to play 8 

guu obtalaed in the l bovs man!ff “propmy’ or 

a %&i~ ot value” ulthla the memIng of our 

statute pohlblting the settlq up of ga&~llag 

devloer aa gwbllag? lie thlolc it 18. 1t 18 a 

utter of ooma XnorkQs that the ulntenmee 

of p-or, havla# 00 value la themelver, but 

rrhloh are wed for uu8erot oal~, are amng m 

mart ~maor~tlve klad* of Fopert7, ruoh as 

mlnI4ture golf aourmm rab other 1iL mean8 of 

uuumeat, l d mu thing that ooatrlbuter to the 

ytneytt of tbs publle Is a thing ot vrluo. 

(Wadorroorlmg 0-r) 

It would iollOw fro8 thlr thea Ut the ripit to 

Plq the whiue 1s 'vopert7' or "@ thlru 0r value, therefore, o a e who deptHit l sola l m4 reoelve8 oml7 ow play 

Cat8 value reaelved la the for8 of uuwmeat, la like manMr, 8.1 one rho pay8 & fee to pl47 8 gus o? rialature golf 

Or other gas8 of uawmnt. Tim urn rearonlag applier to 

the *oat t& J4pn whlue vatloned lm 7our requert, lo the 

&Beaae oi proof that the pleyes may obtala romthlry of 

mlue la addition to the mu8euot in retura for hi8 oola 

U th4t the mchlne 18 belag wed for purpowr of guhg a0 

Oroseautloa rould lir under our rt*tute. 

fn owe8 where the k7 off’ device ha8 beea dir- 

*oWot*d, the rule seems to bo other~l~. 

8y the eary metho of removing the 

pia, &*&hue beoors l &m&lint devlao LS lt 

MD sot 088 before. lurlniy that the nohLrulr 

u laaoaeat reader ot 8erobadIs8, rhsa the pia 18 

laplwe, aad 1ra gutblillgneohlIusrhen 1t 18 

Nmov~,ve ue of the 0pIEIO8tht the ~~wO~~t 

rhm -6 have lr@Ued the lE&MtlM. 

111th rhfoh tb, whsae *a8 be ooaverted ?ror one 

lato the other, aad the maliest dlffl~~tl ytlaat 

wh iti br l doroemnt otfl8err VotiLd Mve to @o*- 

trod 1 ~ & tsrrr ir rtlhe 4 8sth08 Of -a tfOP l t 
Xoaorrble Ired YAerIdIth, M 5 

my mtloulu aoaent, rrb, it the dut7 of the 

trIU oourt to dew ths Iajuaotloa.’ Chvbera v, 

bchtel, (Clv. Ct. App., 5th Dirt,) 55 Ied. (Sd) 

851, olted vlth approval b7 the Court of CrMul 

Apporlr i8 Brorddnr v. Itate, rupr8. 

Tour qrurtloa ce6mdlag & slot w&la4 opwbted oa 

the pmmimr of 4n 1auorporBted oouBtr7 olub we8 mered ia 

our Oplcrloa Xo. O-3184, aopt of vhIoR b.88 been furmlshsd you. 

Tou lryulre 88 to the ooatrolllag wInolple i8 determ.lnIag rbthu a OoaplALat for lrhibltla# l gmIag dovloe 

rbould be Illod tmdor Artlole 619, rem1 Code, 0r ou ror 

kmmlag17 pormittlag 8 gmlag devloo to rem&la la the porWSim of or on the prOriSe Of t& operator for gw 

parp08es uader Artlole 650, ?eul Code. fou vi11 aote th8t 

th8 rtrtutmr~dell~ dlfioreat otfeo8er; 

‘Art. 619. z 

L l 

L~J o;tzxhibltlqg graiag trble . 

'If •a~ puma till dirootl7, or l 8 yea6 

or l mplo7o for uathor, or thcoyh any 8(lsat or 

ageatr, keep or l xhIblt for the purpore ot &am4, -7 WI07 W-8 -7 C-4 tab, b-b 

wheel or detloe of mu use w derorlptlon vh&tever, or any table, baa& wheel OF devloe for the 

purport of @niag which br ao oub, or -7 Slot 

uohlae, aa plgeom hola table, a7 jearrjy-llnd 

table, or table of m7 kind vhatSO@VtW, rrgudlea8 of the nam3 or Mxether amed or aot, be aball 

be oaaU.lud la the p8alteatIar7 a06 1088 thU two 

aor 8th than four your regudlerr of rhetbor 

u7 of the bbovr uatloavd guer, tabbr, -8, 

Vhselr, devioor or slot B88hIae8 QS 1IOOWed b7 

lu ar mot. 4 ruch beak, table, v-1, mobhe 

or devise rhell be ooarlderod a8 used for @ahit, 

lf mm7 OS uy-thly OS vrluo 1s bet thorroa. ’ 

‘Art. 650. hrnittla& devlod OE pmtiOe@ 

'If uy psrroa 8hallkaoviagl7pe~ritW 

culw puqbr&nal~, table, or devloe or eWP- 

-at of a guda(; house, 05 my obuwter rh8tever 
128 

&aorable hod Tr Muldith, w 4 

to rerlm In his po8w88loa 09 oa pulwr wder 

hi8 OOPt?Ol 8? Of whleh b 18 OUW? rod to k 

used fO? prrilyPIIfwH8, b Ohbuba irpriSOal d la jail aOt 1888 thy thlrtJ dry8 nor mow 

thaEotteyoar.’ 

h d.terB.ifkily UBdO? rhi.h statute t0 fik the FOSl eutlol ttOr~7 tt shoal6 bo gal&d w tim f&t8 la each oa80, 

A8 St&d Ia 12 Tu. au?., kotlo8 6, pam ?l11 

Wfferoat Offerlwr ia &m Frumetloa. -- 

A 81lyb truuaatloa ma7 ooantltute Ron t&a OEm 

0r rett88. nr l umple, tlm 88m Sot or trawaotioa u7 ooaatltuto l VIolatIoa or tvo or =O?S 

~OviSIOor, Of tit8 CO&e, i . . . 

‘A perron u7 be bid to l nffor for ut7 offeau, groat or ururll, rhloh 010 be legall oarved out Of the tr8nuotlon. Tha l t8te b8 the 

rlgbt to l leot rhloh crI.w orI&Iaatln# out of t?u 

trumaatloa it rlll poseiwte him for. The 800~804 

h88 a0 ohaloe la the lutter, M m7 mot eompU%n 

if tbe wideno. rbora hir to be lullty of the offuaa albarged, though it al.0 rhovr him to be 

guilt7 of l hlgbm or I, lover one, of one o f l 

blihroot aature. Tba stab ou oUve but orse, 

howmver, and vi11 not k por8ltted to Split or 

dIvl60 up l l lagle sot or truwratloa into dlvorr 

p a r t8 a nd p ttnll a h o h moletf.’ 

Ioar question regatdla# tbm Terre11 Avlatlon, Ltd., 

-a8 88 fOlbl?St 

"W. have juat omttldr t& City lldta Of 

Terrell also, Terrrll Avlatloq Ltd., a~ rlrport 

lob oehool of lastrwtloa for Erltlrh Plight 

Tralabg who01 So. 1 rhlah la operated b7 a 

1im.i~ partorrmblp 0) thrm pIrate IRdIVIdUdS. 

9hO~18OWUbd 

7 

th. oouat7, kaaed to tha 

pbrturahlp TAO In ura OOtt86?Wted l a&Or Of 

bpildinp for Iartrwtloa, lun@rl, oprratlon@ 

totlop, link tralal.B& S\rpgl7, l tO*, ao?=ltorIe* 
129 

&aorabk Fred 1. llerldlth, we 5 

for the <lrh flight oadota there, eta. pbr 

kfenu tlaat Corp8ratloa br MT parahxwd from 

tha prrtnarahlp the plk78loa3 poportler eoutruotl d on the rielaj the U. 6. Arm7 furoishe8 the auplrrur, SUpp4, udleal detb.ohmRt, St&l, l to ., 

aad a ~11 ooatlnmot of aq offlrerr en& ma. 

kat of the wah~W18 rd 18atruatora m tha ridd 

are m&err of the misted Iteoarve, b7 rydremat 0r the g0vernnat. The field al80 l mplo78 

a arbor of 01vllIm l ~lofooa, both rrlo 8ad 

ferk. Tlw 80h001 mw 0nl7 traina Britlrh aatl~ta, 

but It operatea a oratom where til alike, s-t@, 

army roplur and reserve, and 01vluU rmplo~er 

8oagrepte for *baa urddrwt. The7aro ogwratlng 

;f;ou@lo of nrble 8-8 with the free &am 9e7- 

I hove mlvlwd that this eaateea vblrh 18 

opehted b7 prlvato reaoureea la 80 dlfferont fro8 

l ayotbr pltie lath0 oouoty md that tha operbtiOtt Of th8 inOun 18 imgah 

Under thaw faota, ve do aot belloro that this Brltl&h 

night Tralaiag 8chool rould bo exempt from tbr pOViSiOE@ Of 

Our Statute1 vlth reapeat to the operatloa of m deV1ooS. 

It dWS 806 8p.&ab? tht 8totuSive jtrr1rd1Ot100 OV8P tu8 bad 

haa be00 mmtod f0 th8 United 8tatm ()Overameat, war dOO8 It 

WU that the "obateeo' 18 a ?oat mh4nge oper8tOd b7 the 

mted btater lirq, subjret to m.Ultuy jmltilotlo% fh10 

tTP8 of tralni~ whN1 18 authorbed by &otloar 411 to h19, 

elusive, of Title *, 8.8,C.A., bad pow17 -0~8 l # tbr 

Q*ri-tttd bt.a 

(w 5, l9941). 

8m 50 Opltioar 9. 8. Attorarr Oeneral - 

YOU flnrl que@tlOEh ~68 l 8 fOilOV8t 

?iare rou hBd 00088108 to hrr8 written 08 the 

@O OaUed *elgarotte ma&Me ' vhloh 18 Op8rStOd 

1I.h a blot whlno, l wept ior the r-t tlmt it 

18 BO oola-operated, but bu t88tea.d a mete* m 

thr t 8 &a rhirh tabd8teSthO M=bW of Pu 

r 

-1 

the operator WTr-off *onr the momtort v th 

*lgarettes vhoa plaJer 18 8uooe88f~ in 14~ 

rtp Soy bra& of ol.g&rettea 00 tha three *PimiW 
130 

&aarable Fred V. Nuldlth, page 6 

*heel*, urd the plarer pa78 o r i over the l olupter 

to operator aaoordl4 to t& tabulbtloa of the 

p&r8 00 the meter, at a pew&y a pl87. t buoh & 

UOh iM 1 8 l XWt iTO= th, prO~lSiOn8 Of ht. 

7047a fU taX&iOB ~tWLcpo8e8, 1 t&e it. we hW0 

mad0 8 08~ 08 we 0s thaw rohlaea at& It a oxhibltlon, pw m *7-Off. 18 thor. raJ ?O&SOa 

, ?.O. for 8-h whlbltloat 

SeEt ia*tBi Ii@uer ease, 

all ndtim8 Qf this getam eharroter 

8Wpurpome other tha8 for wlIng,'aadme gamblIa# dotlcer per ma aad p0r of their boinL( tamed for &wbun(l 18 

ut l Bsentlal to l StWO.SSfdL poseoutIom wlu our rtatater; 

hovrvrr, la rler of tin 00lLiu8100, If sot ooafllot I8 tlm 

WOrkd owe8, tbs aafor ~~OCO~LW uould be 60 alioee aad 

Orovo. that it bad beea uub for g8ablIng. That 18, that it 

we off 0v0r th0 oouator. 

18 709~ l raoll*at bdof rubmltted rlth 70~~ ?eq\Ymt, pu l lti 8avoral la8taaoea of oooillot wu the owe* 

sad the vritu bmr found still otfvrrl horover, a, more thor- 

@'@ wamh Of the WthOrltieS bria(l8 US to tiW OO~Chl8~OB 

that the aoafllatr are aor* apparoat tha8 r-1. 

&tiole 619 maker it l feloaf to l %hIbIt for the 

olppow of gamln8 aertala type8 OS 8amlng par*pherulU and 

mw!88 that rush table, bank, Whmel, ruhlm O? d8ViW 

-1 be l oarldored as used for gubg, If 80-7 us aaythlna 

‘* DUO la kt thereoa. &ttsle 6W p?O+ldOS that ktlole 

6v I* intended to Include all g8m8 tilti U *m lUUw ire maid to be plafrd, dealt, bpt m l sbiblted. Arti- 

*t 6a li8tS 8 a-r of SpOifiO gama rhlah ua to w la8lpbd la mltloa to the $mlng @rqherlulla l 8umrated ia 

bl@l, 619, &tleb 622 provide8 IB part that lt -1 k 

'*rtloleat to OVA that an7 game therela rentloBed U* Pb 8% 

tilt O?,&&$Q without ~OVi~tbOtBObO7 O? OtbU ut - 

l b of V&W -8 & Or 1086 6&r800a 

I 
131 

Xonorablo fro4 V. llerldlth, page 7 

& aUl7818 Of the88 St8tuteS reveal that th0 bglmlatwe lnton6ed to oorrdema q l oaoelvable typ of nohlne 

vhloh w&s or oould be used for camlag. Reaognlrllpt that SO&Y 

tm8 of -Ohhe8 right h SV8 l USOfuJ. pucpO88, the tgiSl.- 

turr provided lI¶ Art1018 619, %a~ much table, bank, wheel, 

nohins or device mhall be oonmldered as mod for gming, l? 

8om7 or SnJthlng or value 18 bet themoo.’ ~11.1~ too 

that wme whfmr or ganst 0ou.l.d be used 0017 for gmfmg, 

the7 provided in Artlolr 6pZ, that, ‘It shall be ruffloieat 

&PI 

on that an7 gam artland (18 artlelor 619, 620 mad 

warn played, dealt or l shlbitod vlthout provly that 

mono7 or other mtlrlo of value vaa voll or last t)ureOn. 

Ia other vards, the guuor ratloaed in the statutes vero Mde 

ga8lq devloo8 par se 8ad 00 proof of their bolng uaed SOP 

guins VaS nowsmarT. m18 h8t ~OViSlOa ha8 o&used SolB8 

aoafumloa regardlng vhet~ a &an 18 l onAaauble VlthOUt pNOf 

Of 1tS be- UBed for -8. lfo think tb hglslrturo lntead86 t0 eoademn thou dev10.8 Or p-8 trbditi~ly umod fO? 

p&Q aad vhfch could be used for no o thh purpose, l 8pectill7 tho8o gpor rawrated In Artlolo 631, name171 F&ro, 

mate, vlngt et un, rough et vofr, roulette, A.B.C., Chwk- 

@ luc kx, ia l o lld R o ndo . Article 619 18 more germ&l and ooodUW UU t&k@, banks, VhO818,~MChin88 or dSdOO8 Of my 

Lisd that 847 bowed for gaming. 8laoo the par- of this 

l tatu$e (190) TO have oburved thr laveatloa of l naltltude 

of Ooiu operated uohlaer and devlaem~ me5m 8re wed for a0 

otbr? purpon thaw for gamllrg, Other8 ma 

b7 l l imph taea~oal adjurtuat OF b7 6’ 

br uwd for #amlad 

ettlag 00 the 8148," 

a Still others -8 lnnoooat reader8 of mr8handlae or emsemat. 

et 619 

if0 t~reforr suggest that ia a proreautloo unde? ArtIor 630 of tha ye-1 Code for l rhlbltl~ or kaovi~4 

m=ittLaf l ychfil. 0s this tJPI to rerrla la the PoSSOSSlOP 

** ar ou un premiwr under the ooatrol of the defeadaat, 

-at poor of 1tS belt@ wed for guty be offaredd,